Central Piedmont Community College

Central Piedmont is a top notch Community College. I have had access to very high end and very expensive equipment to learn on during my time here. No other school any where near here can compete. I have attended another Community College in the general vicinity, and the difference is night and day. CPCC is head and shoulders above any other Community College probably in the whole of the Carolinas.
I am studying Electrical Engineering Technology which is a course of study that depends heavily on technology. CPCC has the necessary equipment, both hardware and software, to give a very good education in this field. CPCC also has very knowledgable faculty. All my instructors have held well regarded positions in the industry, and know both the academics and the real world applications of what they are teaching.
CPCC also provides a good college experience with plays and music events and art and culture available year round. There is a nice gym that is realitivly well stocked with equipment.
I would suggest CPCC as an excellent option for the student seeking a good education to take into the work place, or for the student that plans to pursue further higher education.

CPCC provides a great learning environment for students of all ages. Registration can be a hassle and occasionally slow, and classes go really fast so don’t procrastinate when registration opens. Smaller classrooms provide a more interactive learning environment and there is plenty of free tutoring for various courses. If you’re plan on transferring I would suggest meeting with a program advisor from both CPCC and the school you’re transferring to so there’s no confusion on what classes you need. The bookstore can be relatively expensive so I would recommend shopping around before buying any textbook through CPCC. If you’re looking to get involved there’s student government, community outreach programs, and community service programs at your disposal. I strongly recommend the hospitality and culinary program for anyone interested in those fields.

I love what CPCC does for the community so they have to receive 4 stars for that. Classes are varied and plentiful. Today, I was registered for a small business class. Apparently, the class was canceled yesterday and they notified me via my CPCC email account. I am not a current student so there was no need for me to check into that account. When I registered over the phone, I thought I provided a personal email account to be used for notification. I hope to find another class to take at CPCC and now, lesson learned, I will verify the day before attending. Oh, and it will take 6 – 8 weeks to get a refund… shouldn’t take that long but since I support the school, I will move on.

HORRIBLE college. Good luck going there or getting help when you needi it. The only person I found to be helpful was Brad and he simply shouldnt have to do anybodies job. I will def be contacting higher management due to the lack of communication I have recieved. I do NOT reccommend this school to anyone who is looking to further their education. I have never seen such a horrible COMMUNITY COLLEGE in my life time.

If you take online classes, I suggest going on campus at least a couple times to familiarize yourself with the location… You will eventually need to go there and it will make it a whole lot easier if you have an idea where you’re going…
Make sure to check Amazon or
before buying books directly through the Barnes and Noble bookstore… The staff is helpful, but good grief… Some of those books are just ludicrously priced… A used sociology book was going to cost me $ 80 at the bookstore, I found it online for $ 10 plus shipping… Something is wrong with this picture…
HigherOne has lots of fees associated with the debit card… If you’re scheduled to get a refund, just fill out the form to have it sent directly to your bank account and fax it to their office… I know it’s 2013 and practically no one has a fax machine, but take it to Kinko’s or something… Your refund and your wallet will thank you…

8 weeks and 2 days after my wife dropped an online class the ordeal of getting the refund is finally over. After weeks of unreturned phone calls, my wife had to get into her car and drive to the Harris campus. At this point we are 7 weeks into a long fight with CPCC to get the refund for the dropped class.
She finally got some information about the CPCC debit card that if the main campus had returned any of her many phone calls and explained the situation, this could have been over with weeks ago.
Yes she had the get the CPCC debit card, and it took a week to have it mailed to her but it can be used like any other debit card minus a 50cent per transaction fee that I am sure CPCC gets half as a kickback. We were going to just put it into our checking account, but had to fill out a long form, print it out then mail it to somewhere in CT and wait another week for the transaction to happen, so we did’nt go that route.
Bottom line is if you get any type of refund from CPCC take the debit card and dont go through the ordeal we did because you will get absolutely no help or customer service from the business office at CPCC at all.

Some of the best staff members a student will ever encounter work at CPCC!

I think it goes without saying that Community Colleges will not provide the most rigorous academic environment. That is not their aim. They are trying to provide a flexible and inexpensive way for people to ease into higher education without taking the plunge as a full-​time student at a 4-​year college. But that doesn’t mean they are complete crap. A couple of my very intelligent friends came through here and are now bound for pharmacy school and PhD programs. I’m sure that many of their classmates are not faring so well, but the opportunity is there.
Myself, I almost had to take a class here. I signed up, dealt with the admissions people, even spoke to a few professors. They were all very friendly, helpful, et cetera. They didn’t strike me as heavy academics but, like I said, that’s not what they are shooting for. In the end I was able to escape the obligation (with moderate shenaniganry) and didn’t have to take the class.
But I got the feeling that it wouldn’t have been the end of the world if I had taken it.

Haven’t taken any classes, but it seems like it’s a good option if you are looking to take them. Their downtown campus near Presbyterian Hospital has changed a lot since I’ve moved here. They are definitely growing and getting bigger (which nice new buildings and parking structures).
CPCC also has a number of satellite campuses around the Charlotte area so it makes it convenient to take classes no matter where you live in the city.

I love any place where it seems like I’m the smartest person. Yeah I know, that’s an arrogant statement. I stand behind it. CPCC get your learn on YO!

This is a great campus. There’s great staff, great students, and lots of support facilities. I’ve had some good experiences with the Academic Learning Center, where students can get one-​on-​one feedback on their writing or math work. There’s awesome facilities, and a pretty thorough library system, particularly for a community college. The campus is nice, and centrally located with lots of cool restaurants within walking distance. It’s almost got the same feeling as a college campus for a 4 year school, which is nice for a community college. It makes there be something of a college culture, which is hard to develop at commuter campuses.